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Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)US Dept of JusticeOffice of Justice ProgramsUnited States of America

Date Published:

2001

Page Count:

15

Series:

BJS Bulletins

Annotation:

This report presents statistics for adults who were convicted of
a felony and sentenced in State courts.

Abstract:

The data were collected in a nationally representative survey of
344 counties in 1998. Reported within 12 offense categories are
the number and characteristics (age, sex, race) of offenders who
are sentenced to prison, jail, or probation. Highlighted are
trends in the number, sentence type, sentence length, and
characteristics of adults convicted of felonies in State courts
from 1990 to 1998. This periodic report is published every two
years. Highlights include the following: State courts sentenced
44 percent of convicted felons to a State prison, 24 percent to a
local jail, and 32 percent to straight probation with no jail or
prison time to serve; nationally, of the felons convicted in
1998, 55 percent were white, 44 percent were black, and 1 percent
were other races; the average age of felons convicted in State
courts in 1998 was 31; the average sentence to prison was almost
5 years; to local jail, 6 months; and to probation, 3 years and 4
months.

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